Tag Archives: Jean Stapleton

Monday: Overcast with thunderstorms and rain showers. High of 77. Winds from the NW at 5 to 15 mph shifting to the SSW in the afternoon. Chance of rain 80%. Monday night: Partly cloudy with thunderstorms and rain showers. Low of 57. Winds from the North at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40%.

EVENT OF THE DAY: Dancing Under the Stars

From 6 to 7:30 p.m., come for Dancing Under the Stars, twilight ballroom dancing lessons held in Forest Park. The lessons are free and are held every Monday until July 8, when the Nick Russo Latin Jazz Quintet will perform for participants. Click here for more info or to submit an event of your own

Mayhem in the city: 25 people shot in 48 hours

Violence surged like the mercury Sunday, with three more fatalities from gun violence — and eight others wounded in shootings — bringing the total number of bullet-riddled in the city to 25 in less than 48 hours. Read more: New York Daily News

City Council offers free self-defense classes following hate crimes

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and the council’s LGBT Caucus have announced they will host free self-defense classes following the recent spate of hate crimes directed at members of New York City’s gay community. Read more: NBC New York

Queens car wash workers walk off the job, say they’ve been harassed by employer after voting to unionize in April

Sixteen workers at a Queens car wash walked off the job Saturday to protest what they claim has been systematic harassment at the hands of their employers. Read more: New York Daily News

Former mayor Ed Koch remembered at St. Patrick’s mass

Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch’s family and friends attended mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral Sunday – a favorite activity of the late Jewish mayor. Read more: ABC New York

Bradley Manning trial begins 3 years after arrest

Army Pfc. Bradley Manning goes on trial Monday more than three years after he was arrested in Iraq and charged in the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history. Read more: AP

Obama to highlight mental health six months after Newtown shooting

President Barack Obama will highlight the issues faced by Americans with mental health problems at a White House conference on Monday, following his promise to start a “national conversation” on the subject after the shooting deaths of 20 children and six adults at a school last year. Read more: Reuters

Actress Jean Stapleton, known as Edith Bunker on ‘All in the Family,’ dies

Actress Jean Stapleton, best known for her role as Archie Bunker’s wife in the groundbreaking 1970s sitcom “All in the Family,” has died, her son said Saturday. Read more: CNN